Update: Hamtramck Police Chief Anne Moise issued this update on the vandalism of a pride flag that had been on display at the Piast Institute office on Jos. Campau: “I…
By Charles Sercombe Recently, Hamtramck’s city council added two more holidays for city employees. Last April, the all-Muslim council designated two Eid holidays for city employees to have as…
By Charles Sercombe About two years ago, the former owner of Kelly’s Bar on Holbrook was out riding his motorcycle in Eastpointe with his wife when the driver of a…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck has just one local public office election this year. And the first phase of the election season is just a couple of months away. City Councilmembers…
By Charles Sercombe The display of a pride flag has once again stirred controversy in Hamtramck. This time, it’s about the vandalism of a pride flag that was displaced…
By Charles Sercombe Recently, several media outlets reported that Hamtramck has one of the fastest-increasing population in the state. That was certainly true after the 2020 Census count was released,…
By Charles Sercombe During the past year, there have been several carjackings in town – mostly happening on Conant, but also on Caniff. Hamtramck detectives have been pursuing these cases,…
By Charles Sercombe Improvements continue to happen at the city’s largest park. On the heels of the state issuing the Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation to the Friends…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s city hall has become a toxic workplace, according to insiders. But the issue of who’s to blame has fingers pointing in a couple of different directions.…
By Alan Madlane The kids are all right – and then some. Hamtramck Public Schools (HPS) recently announced that 37 students from the Class of 2023 had earned a Michigan…